What you need
- Multimeter for macOS 13 or later, $19.99 once.
- The direct download version of Multimeter from this site (the Script source isn’t in the Mac App Store version).
jqfor picking numbers out of JSON. It comes with macOS 15 and later; on macOS 13 or 14 runbrew install jq.- Your driver’s three-letter code (VER, NOR, LEC, HAM, PIA).
Set it up
- Try it with your driver in place of
NOR:Commandcurl -s -m 8 https://api.jolpi.ca/ergast/f1/current/driverStandings.json | jq --arg d NOR '.MRData.StandingsTable.StandingsLists[0].DriverStandings[] | select(.Driver.code == $d) | {value: (.points | tonumber), formatted: ("P" + .position + " " + .points + " pts")}' - Add a Script meter with it, refreshing every 15 minutes.
- Use Label & Value to see “P6 211 pts”, or the Level Bar with the range set to the leader’s points.
Multimeter settings
In Customize This Meter… (from the meter’s menu):
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Source | Script |
| Command | the curl … | jq line above |
| Refresh every | 15 minutes |
| Range | 0 to the leader’s points |
| Label | the driver code |
| Face | Label & Value, Level Bar or Split-Flap |
Tested: Run on October 29, 2026: {"value": 211, "formatted": "P6 211 pts"} for NOR; the leader had 365.
Script meters need the direct download version of Multimeter from this site, which is the one on sale now. How commands run, the PATH they see and the 10 second limit are in the Script meters guide.
Limits
- Jolpica is the community successor to the Ergast API. Results appear a few hours after each session.
Variations
Constructors
A Web Address meter on https://api.jolpi.ca/ergast/f1/current/constructorStandings.json, key path MRData.StandingsTable.StandingsLists.0.ConstructorStandings.0.points for the leading team.
Troubleshooting
| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| The script didn’t print a number | The command failed or printed an error message instead. | Run the exact command in Terminal. If it works there, check for tools that live outside the meter’s PATH and use their full path (which tool). |
| The script took longer than 10 seconds | A slow network call. Multimeter stops scripts after 10 seconds. | Keep the -m timeout on curl, and refresh less often. |
| Scripts need the version from multimeterapp.com | This copy of Multimeter came from the Mac App Store, which can’t run scripts. | Use the direct download version, or run the command from cron or launchd and point a File meter at its output. |
Questions
Does this work in the Mac App Store version?
Script meters need the direct download version from multimeterapp.com, because the App Store sandbox doesn’t let apps run your commands. Web Address, File and Sent Value meters work in every version.